Today I'm doing at-home blood collection for the CORALE V IBD Study! 💉 In June 2021, I signed up for the CORALE V IBD Study to learn more about antibodies and the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines in patients with IBD. Since I have Crohn's disease and know I have autoimmune diseases and... Continue Reading →
Stelara Self-Injection #29
I have been on Stelara now for 4 and a half years! And man, this week has been busy. Not only did I post multiple blogs today, but I got to do my CORALE IBD study blood sample yesterday, and I'm 2 weeks post-op from ACDF surgery, too - which means I could finally take... Continue Reading →
CORALE V IBD STUDY – COVID Vaccine & IBD – Part 2
Today I'm doing my second at-home blood collection for the CORALE V IBD Study! 💉 Last June, I signed up for the CORALE V IBD Study to learn more about antibodies and the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines in patients with IBD. Since I have Crohn's disease and know I have autoimmune diseases... Continue Reading →
CORALE V IBD STUDY – COVID Vaccine & IBD
Today I am doing something different - at-home blood collection! 💉I recently signed up for the CORALE V IBD Study to learn more about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines in people with IBD. Since I have Crohn's disease and know I have autoimmune diseases and use biologic/immunosuppressive medications like Stelara, I thought... Continue Reading →
3 Years & 5 Surgeries- Slipping Rib Syndrome
2021. Crazy to think it is already the middle of February and March is just around the corner. I have spent the majority of this new year at home and preparing for the next steps in my healing. I have been out a few nights and tried to see friends, too, but only because I... Continue Reading →
Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021
What can I say about 2020 that hasn't already been said? I wanted to write one more blog post as a catch-all for the end of the year. So much has happened and yet so little has happened. With 2020 coming to a close, I have come to realize how little my health has changed... Continue Reading →